The chargers will charge electric vehicles including transit buses, ground handling and security vehicles, providing a reliable charging infrastructure network.
They add to the Alfen AC units that Yunex Traffic has already installed for airside and landside operations.
The Efacec 60kW DC chargers can be upgraded to 90kW or 120kW charging to meet the future needs of the airport’s growing fleet or high voltage electric vehicles.
Wilke Reints, Managing Director of Yunex Traffic in the UK, said: “We are pleased to be working so closely with Bristol Airport and to have supplied new rapid chargers for the airport’s electric vehicles. The service and support we will provide on an ongoing basis will be critical both to ensuring their optimum performance and supporting the airport’s efficient operations and ambitious net zero goals.”
Richard Withey, Energy Efficiency Manager at Bristol Airport, added: “We are delighted that another project has been completed, helping us to work towards our net zero goals. The collaboration with Yunex Traffic in providing the electric DC rapid chargers is essential in the busy airside aircraft operating area and assists the efficiency with aircraft turnarounds.”
Bristol Airport reached its carbon neutral goal in 2021, 4 years ahead of schedule and is focusing on net zero airport operations by 2030 with electrifying its ground fleet contributing to the target.
